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Hosea 8

Hebrew14 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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אֶל־toחִכְּךָ֣mouth yourשֹׁפָ֔רa hornכַּנֶּ֖שֶׁרlike the eagleעַל־overבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehיַ֚עַןbecauseעָבְר֣וּthey have transgressedבְרִיתִ֔יcovenant myוְעַל־and onתּוֹרָתִ֖יlaw myפָּשָֽׁעוּ׃they have rebelled
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לִ֖יto meיִזְעָ֑קוּthey cry outאֱלֹהַ֥יO God myיְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָwe know youיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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זָנַ֥חit has rejectedיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelט֑וֹבgoodאוֹיֵ֖בan enemyיִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃he will pursue him
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הֵ֤םtheyהִמְלִיכוּ֙they have made kingsוְלֹ֣אand notמִמֶּ֔נִּיfrom meהֵשִׂ֖ירוּthey have installed leadersוְלֹ֣אand notיָדָ֑עְתִּיI knewכַּסְפָּ֣םsilver theirוּזְהָבָ֗םand gold theirעָשׂ֤וּthey have madeלָהֶם֙for the themselvesעֲצַבִּ֔יםidolsלְמַ֖עַןso thatיִכָּרֵֽת׃it may be cut off
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זָנַח֙he has rejectedעֶגְלֵ֣ךְcalf yourשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןO Samariaחָרָ֥הit has burnedאַפִּ֖יanger myבָּ֑םon themעַד־untilמָתַ֕יwhen?לֹ֥אnotיוּכְל֖וּwill they be ableנִקָּיֹֽן׃innocence
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כִּ֤יforמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙are from Israelוְה֔וּאand itחָרָ֣שׁa craftsmanעָשָׂ֔הוּhe made itוְלֹ֥אand notאֱלֹהִ֖יםis Godה֑וּאitכִּֽי־forשְׁבָבִ֣יםfragmentsיִֽהְיֶ֔הit will becomeעֵ֖גֶלthe calf ofשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃Samaria
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כִּ֛יforר֥וּחַa windיִזְרָ֖עוּthey sowוְסוּפָ֣תָהand a storm-wind towardsיִקְצֹ֑רוּthey will reapקָמָ֣הstanding grainאֵֽין־notל֗וֹbelongs to itצֶ֚מַחgrowthבְּלִ֣יnotיַֽעֲשֶׂה־it will produceקֶּ֔מַחflourאוּלַ֣יperhapsיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הit will produceזָרִ֖יםstrangersיִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃they will swallow it
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נִבְלַ֖עit will be swallowedיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelעַתָּה֙nowהָי֣וּthey areבַגּוֹיִ֔םamong the nationsכִּכְלִ֖יlike a vesselאֵֽין־which there notחֵ֥פֶץis pleasureבּֽוֹ׃in it
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כִּֽי־forהֵ֙מָּה֙theyעָל֣וּthey have gone upאַשּׁ֔וּרAssyriaפֶּ֖רֶאa wild donkeyבּוֹדֵ֣דisolatedל֑וֹto itselfאֶפְרַ֖יִםEphraimהִתְנ֥וּthey have hiredאֲהָבִֽיםlovers
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גַּ֛םalsoכִּֽי־forיִתְנ֥וּthey will hireבַגּוֹיִ֖םamong the nationsעַתָּ֣הnowאֲקַבְּצֵ֑םI will gather themוַיָּחֵ֣לּוּand they have begunמְּעָ֔טa fewמִמַּשָּׂ֖אfrom the burden ofמֶ֥לֶךְa kingשָׂרִֽים׃princes
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כִּֽי־forהִרְבָּ֥הhe has multipliedאֶפְרַ֛יִםEphraimמִזְבְּחֹ֖תaltarsלַחֲטֹ֑אfor sinningהָיוּ־they have becomeל֥וֹto himמִזְבְּח֖וֹתaltarsלַחֲטֹֽא׃for sinning
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אֶ֨כְתָּבI wroteל֔וֹfor himרֻבֵּ֖יthe numerous things ofתּֽוֹרָתִ֑יlaw myכְּמוֹ־likeזָ֖רa strange thingנֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃they are regarded
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זִבְחֵ֣יthe sacrifices ofהַבְהָבַ֗יgifts myיִזְבְּח֤וּthey sacrificeבָשָׂר֙fleshוַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּand they ate itיְהוָ֖הYahwehלֹ֣אnotרָצָ֑םhe is pleased with themעַתָּ֞הnowיִזְכֹּ֤רhe will rememberעֲוֹנָם֙iniquity theirוְיִפְקֹ֣דso he may punishחַטֹּאותָ֔םsins theirהֵ֖מָּהtheyמִצְרַ֥יִםEgyptיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃they will return
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨חand he has forgottenיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelאֶת־obj.עֹשֵׂ֗הוּmaker hisוַיִּ֙בֶן֙and he has builtהֵֽיכָל֔וֹתpalacesוִֽיהוּדָ֕הand Judahהִרְבָּ֖הhe has multipliedעָרִ֣יםcitiesבְּצֻר֑וֹתfortifiedוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־and I will sendאֵ֣שׁfireבְּעָרָ֔יוon cities hisוְאָכְלָ֖הand it will consumeאַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סfortresses his

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